Supplinbergers

The Supplinbergers were a German family from Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany. The family was enemies with the Salian dynasty and the House of Hohenstaufen, having taken up arms against the Salians during the early 12th century, and Lothair von Supplinberg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1125 on the death of Salian ruler Henry V of Germany. The Saxon dynasty's rule was short-lived, and Lothair died in 1137, leading to the Hohenstaufens gaining power.